Job overview
There is a vacancy for a clinical fellow (equivalent to Specialist Trainee or registrar grade) at the Churchill Hospital from rd February for months, or part thereof. Junior doctors in this post rotate between the acute renal and transplant wards, outpatient dialysis units, and the renal day-case unit. They contribute to a : out of hours rota at the Churchill Hospital.
The fellow will be expected to take part in induction and education sessions as arranged, which will include post-clinic discussions and formal meetings. Doctors are expected to perform audit and are encouraged to undertake clinical research projects.
Main duties of the job
The renal and transplant service at the Oxford Kidney Unit has ten specialist trainees, including two IMTs and one clinical fellow. All doctors contribute to the running of the service, rotating through different areas of the specialty: covering inpatients on the renal and transplant wards, the dialysis units, and the day-case unit. Registrars perform renal biopsies and provide vascular access (including temporary and tunnelled dialysis lines). There is close consultant supervision.
There is a full-shift, resident, : on-call rota which includes cover of renal inpatients, acute renal referrals, and membership of the medical emergency team on the Churchill site overnight.
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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